Hair and lint cleaning tool

Abstract

A flexible and conformable cleaning tool is disclosed that includes a foam body with a first working surface, wherein the foam body has a shore hardness less than 40. The cleaning tool further comprises a cleaning material on at least a portion of the first working surface, wherein the cleaning material includes an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter, wherein each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A, wherein the cleaning material is wiped over a surface to be cleaned to gather debris, lint, or hair.

1 . A cleaning tool comprising:
 a foam body with a first working surface, wherein the foam body has a shore hardness less than 40;   a cleaning material on at least a portion of the first working surface, wherein the cleaning material includes an array of 20 to 1000 upstanding stems per square centimeter, wherein each stem has a height from 0.2 and 2.0 millimeters and a shore hardness less than 105 A, wherein the cleaning material is wiped over a surface to be cleaned to gather debris, lint, or hair.   
   
   
       2 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the foam body has a shore 00 hardness of less than 30 
   
   
       3 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the foam body has a thickness of at least 1.27 cm. 
   
   
       4 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the foam body has a thickness of at least 2.54 cm. 
   
   
       5 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the foam body further comprises a second surface, adjacent to the first surface, and a third surface, opposite the first surface. 
   
   
       6 . The cleaning tool of  claim 5 , wherein the cleaning material is on the first working surface and second working surface. 
   
   
       7 . The cleaning tool of  claim 5 , wherein the cleaning material is on the first working surface and third working surface. 
   
   
       8 . The cleaning tool of  claim 5 , wherein the cleaning material is a sheet including the plurality of upstanding stems wherein the sheet extends from the first working surface to the third working surface. 
   
   
       9 . The cleaning tool of  claim 8 , wherein the second working surface of the foam body is compressed to extend the sheet of cleaning material from the first working surface to the third working surface. 
   
   
       10 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning material covers the entire first working surface. 
   
   
       11 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the cleaning material is releasably attached to the first working surface of the foam body. 
   
   
       12 . The cleaning tool of  claim 11 , wherein the working surface includes a plurality of hooks and wherein the cleaning material includes loop material, opposite the plurality of upstanding stems. 
   
   
       13 . The cleaning tool of  claim 1 , wherein the foam body includes a first and second recessed grooves.